biomorphic

adjective

bio·​mor·​phic ˌbī-ō-ˈmȯr-fik How to pronounce biomorphic (audio)
: resembling or suggesting the forms of living organisms
biomorphic sculptures
biomorphic images

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Built in 1979 by John Covert Watson, a protégé of Frank Lloyd Wright, the one-of-a-kind biomorphic structure was designed as a second residence for artist Eugenia Hunt and is capped by a circular roof that, from the air, looks almost exactly like a sand dollar. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 July 2024 Annie is a biomorphic robot designed by a company called Stella-Handy. Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 At once biomorphic and industrial, the Side Chair is now endlessly cribbed and reinterpreted, showing up in high-end restaurants and Brooklyn townhouses. Evan Moffitt, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024 The design enables visuo-haptic nonverbal communication between humans and robots and improves the robot’s aesthetics by enhancing its biomorphic qualities. IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for biomorphic 

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of biomorphic was in 1895

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“Biomorphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biomorphic. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.

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